dcm2xml(1) OFFIS DCMTK dcm2xml(1)
>>> (NAME)
dcm2xml - >>>>> >>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> >> XML
>>>>> >>>>> (SYNOPSIS)
dcm2xml [options] dcmfile-in [xmlfile-out]
>>>>>>> (DESCRIPTION)
>>>>> dcm2xml >>>>>>> >> >>>> DICOM
(>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>>
>>>) >> >> XML (>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>)
>>>>> >>>>>>. >> >>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>. >>>> >>>> >> DCMTK
>> DTD (>>>>> >>> >>>) >>>>> >>
>> >>> >> >> >>>> dcm2xml.dtd >>>
>>>> >>> >>>. >>>> >> "Native DICOM
Model" >>>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>> DICOM >> >>> >>
>>>>>>>>> DICOM >>>> >>> >>>.
>>> dcm2xml >> >>>>>> >>>> >>>
(>>>>>>>> DICOM >>>>
>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>) >>
>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>
>> >>>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>.
>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>>> >>>>> > >>>>
>>> >> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>
>>>>> dcmconv >> >>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>. >>>>>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>> -f > -t[ieb] >>>>>
dcm2xml >> >>>>> >>> >> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> >> >>>
>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>.
>>>>>>>>> (PARAMETERS)
dcmfile-in >>> >>>> >>>>> DICOM >>>> >>>>> ("-" >>>> stdin)
xmlfile-out >>> >>>> >>>>> XML (>>>>>>>: stdout)
>>>>>>>> (OPTIONS)
>>>>>>>>> >>>>> (general options)
-h --help
>>> >>> >>> >>>>>> > >>>>
--version
>>> >>>>>>> >>>> > >>>>
--arguments
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>
-q --quiet
>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>
-v --verbose
>>>> >>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>>>>>
-d --debug
>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>>>
-ll --log-level [l]evel: string constant
(fatal, error, warn, info, debug, trace)
>>>>>>> >> >>> l >>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
-lc --log-config [f]ilename: string
>>>>>>> >> >>>> >>>>>> f >>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> >>>>> (input options)
>>>> >>>> >>>>>:
+f --read-file
>>>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>> (>>>>>>>)
+fo --read-file-only
>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>>
-f --read-dataset
>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>>> >>>>>:
-t= --read-xfer-auto
>>>>>>> >> >>>>> >>>>>> TS (>>>>>>>)
-td --read-xfer-detect
>>>>>> >>>>> TS >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >>>>
-te --read-xfer-little
>>>>>> >> TS >>>> VR > >>>>> >>>> little endian
-tb --read-xfer-big
>>>>>> >> TS >>>> VR > >>>>> >>>> big endian
-ti --read-xfer-implicit
>>>>>> >> TS >>>> VR > >>>>> >>>> little endian
>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>:
+M --load-all
>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> (>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>)
-M --load-short
>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> (>>>>>>>)
+R --max-read-length [k]bytes: integer (4..4194302, >>>>>>>: 4)
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>>>> k
>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> (processing options)
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>> (specific character set):
+Cr --charset-require
>>>>> >> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> (>>>>>>>)
+Ca --charset-assume [c]harset: string
>>> >>>>>> >>>>> c >> >>>> >>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>
+Cc --charset-check-all
>>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>
(>>>>>>>: >>> PN, LO, LT, SH, ST, UC > UT)
+U8 --convert-to-utf8
>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>
(0008,0005) >> UTF-8
>>>>>>>>> >>>>> (output options)
>>>> >>>>> XML:
-dtk --dcmtk-format
>>>>> >> >>>> >>>>>>> DCMTK (>>>>>>>)
-nat --native-format
>>>>> >> >>>> Native DICOM Model (>>> >>)
+Xn --use-xml-namespace
>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> XML >> >>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> DCMTK (>> >> --native-format):
+Xd --add-dtd-reference
>>>>>> >>>>> >> >>>>> >>> >>> (DTD)
+Xe --embed-dtd-content
>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> >>> XML
+Xf --use-dtd-file [f]ilename: string
>>>>>>> >> >>>> DTD >>>>>>>> (>>> >> +Xe)
+Wn --write-element-name
>>>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>> (>>>>>>>)
-Wn --no-element-name
>>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>
+Wb --write-binary-data
>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> OB > OW
(>>>>>>>: >>>>>> >> --load-all >> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>)
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>:
+Eh --encode-hex
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >> >>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>
(>>>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>> DCMTK)
+Eu --encode-uuid
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >> >>>> >>>>> UUID
(>>>>>>> >>>> Native DICOM Model)
+Eb --encode-base64
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >> >>>> Base64 (RFC 2045, MIME)
>>>> DCMTK (DCMTK Format)
>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> XML
>>>>>>> DCMTK >>>>>>>> >> >>
>>>> >>>>>> >> >>>> >>>
>>>:
166
...
OFFIS_DCMTK_353
ISO_IR 100
...
-
256\0\8
...
...
...
>>>>>> "file-format" > "meta-header" >>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>.
>>>>>>> XML (XML Encoding)
>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> (>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>>>) >> >>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>. >>> >>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> >>>>> >>>>> "loaded"
>> >>>>> "no" >>>>>>> >>> (>>
>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>).
>>>>> >> >>>>> --load-all >>>>>>
>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>> >> >>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >>>.
>>>>> >> >>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> OB > OW >>
>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>> >>>>> XML
>>>>> >>>>>>>>. >>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>> >>>>>
"binary" >> >>>>> "hidden" >>>>>>>
>>> (>>>>>>> "no" >>>). >>>>>
>> >>>>> --write-binary-data >>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>>
(>>>>> >>>>> "yes" >> "base64"). >>>
>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>
>>> >>>>> >> --load-all >> >>>>
>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>.
>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >> >> >>>
>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>
VR>>> OD, OF, OL > OV >> >>>>> ">>>>
>>>>>>" >>>> >>>>>>>>.
>>>>> >>>>> (>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>> >> > >>>) >> >>
>>>>>>> "\" >> >> >>> >>>>>>>
(>> >> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> >> Base64). >>>>> "len"
>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >> >>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>> >>> >> >>> >>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> >> XML >> >>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>. >>> >>>
>>>>> >> >>>>>> >>>> "sequence"
>> "item" >>>> >>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>> >> >>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>>.
>>>> >>> >>>> >>>>>> (Native DICOM Model
Format)
>>> >>>> Native DICOM Model >> >>>>>>>
>> >>> >> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>
("Application Hosting") >>>>.
>>>>>>>> >>>> (Bulk Data)
>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>
VR>>> OB >> OW> > >>>>>> >>>>>>
OD> OF> OL> OV > UN >> >>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>
>>>>> XML >>>>> >>>>>>>>. >>
>>>> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> (UUID)
>>>> >>>>> >>> > >> >>>>>
>>> >> >>>> XML >>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>. >>>>> >>
>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>> >>>>
>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >> >>>> Base64 >> >>>>>
>>>>>>>. >> >>> >>>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> --encode-base64 >>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>> VR>> >>>> >>>>>>:
OB> OD> OF> OL> OV> OW > UN.
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> (Known Issues)
>>>>> >> >>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>> Native DICOM
Model> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> VR
>>> >> >>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
bulk data >>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>
>>>>>> (>> >>>> UT) >>
>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>.
>>>> (NOTES)
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> (Character Encoding)
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> XML >> >>>
>>>>>> >> >>> >>>>> >>>>>>
(0008,0005) "Specific Character Set" >> >>>>
>>>>> >>> >>>>> >>>>>>:
ASCII (ISO_IR 6) => "UTF-8"
UTF-8 "ISO_IR 192" => "UTF-8"
ISO Latin 1 "ISO_IR 100" => "ISO-8859-1"
ISO Latin 2 "ISO_IR 101" => "ISO-8859-2"
ISO Latin 3 "ISO_IR 109" => "ISO-8859-3"
ISO Latin 4 "ISO_IR 110" => "ISO-8859-4"
ISO Latin 5 "ISO_IR 148" => "ISO-8859-9"
ISO Latin 9 "ISO_IR 203" => "ISO-8859-15"
Cyrillic "ISO_IR 144" => "ISO-8859-5"
Arabic "ISO_IR 127" => "ISO-8859-6"
Greek "ISO_IR 126" => "ISO-8859-7"
Hebrew "ISO_IR 138" => "ISO-8859-8"
>>> >>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >>>>> --charset-
assume >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>.
>> >>>>> >>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>>>>>>: latin-1, latin-2, latin-3,
latin-4, latin-5, latin-9, cyrillic, arabic, greek, hebrew.
>>>>>>> >> >>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>. >>
>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --convert-to-utf8
>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>
>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> UTF-8 >>> >> >>>>> >> XML
>>>>>>> >>>.
>>>>>>>>>> (LOGGING)
>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>>
>>>. >> >>> >>>>>>> >>>
>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>>. >> >>>>>>> >>
>>>>> --verbose >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>
>>>>>>>. >>>>> --debug >>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >> >>>
>>>>>>. >> >>>> --quiet >>>>
>>>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>>>>.
>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >>>> >>
>>>>> syslog >>>>>>> >> >>>>>
--log-config >>>>>>> >>>.
>> >>>>> (COMMAND LINE)
>>>>> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>>: >>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>> (>->) >> >> >>
>>>>>>>>> >> >>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>
>>> (>-n)> > >>>>> >> >> >>
>>>>> > >> n >>>>> >>>.
>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>> >>
>>>>>> '+' >> '-' >>>> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> '@'
>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >>>.
>>>>>>>> >>>>> (ENVIRONMENT)
>>>>> dcm2xml >>>> >>>>> >>> >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >> >>>>> >>>>>
DCMDICTPATH >> >>>>>>>> >>>. >>>>>
DCMICONVPATH >>> >>>> >>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >> >>>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>>> (FILES)
/dcm2xml.dtd - >>>> >>>>> >>>
>>> (DTD)
>>>>>> >>>>>> (SEE ALSO)
xml2dcm(1), dcmconv(1)
>> >>> (COPYRIGHT)
Copyright (C) 2002-2025 by OFFIS e.V., Escherweg 2, 26121 Oldenburg,
Germany.
Version 3.7.0 Thu Jul 9 2026 18:43:40 dcm2xml(1)